Quarter 1, Week 8!

What Are We Learning This Week?

Writing:

This week we will continue to focus on a small moment in our writing.  We will also learn about editing our work to correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation errors.

Math:  

This week we will be practicing writing and solving addition and subtraction story problems as well as solving addition problems with three or more numbers to add.

Reading:

This week we will be discussing main idea and supporting details in various non-fiction texts.  We will learn how identifying the main idea can help us better understand what we are reading.

Social Studies:

This week we will be exploring how and why citizens participate in their community, learn about how and why it is important to work with diverse groups of people and we will begin to explore the different parts of our government.

Important Dates for the 1^st Quarter

September

18^th       Science Field Trip (Sound)

               McTeacher Night (Wendell)

26^th       Picture Retakes/Make Ups

28^th       Last Day Quarter 1

               Report Cards go home

                Early Release- dismissal at 1:15 PM 

***** First Day of Quarter 2 is Monday October 22^nd

^Reminders

• TOMORROW (Tuesday 9-18-12) is our annual McTeacher Night at the Wendell McDonald’s.  I hope to see you there! 

• Today will also be our first Science “Field Trip” program on Sound, called “Sound Surprise”.  We are really looking forward to working with a real scientist and seeing how sounds can surprise us.

• There is a very important survey going home today about families with members who serve in the military.  Please fill it out and return it to me ASAP.  Thanks!

^{Thanks for coming out and volunteering your time to run with your child! We had a blast!}